William D'Arcy person

“So this one railroad alone threatens the economic interests of gigantic Russia to the north or to the east and England to the west. Just a railroad. It's a big deal. William Darcy enters the picture. He gets a concession in 1901 to get excl…”

“It also threatened Russia as it would give Germany more influence towards the Caucasian frontier and in Persia, where Russia currently had a dominant share of the market. So this one railroad alone threatens the economic interests of gigant…”